Federal Aviation Administration

The family of a woman who died when a small plane crashed into a central Florida house in 2013 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration. Charisse Peoples, 42, was a passenger in the Tennessee-bound 1957 Beechcraft single-engine plane that crashed into a Palm Coast house. The pilot and another passenger also died. Attorneys for Peoples' sons say the FAA was negligent when air traffic controllers directed the pilot to the Flagler County Airport when he reported an unexpected vibration in his plane's propeller. According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Orlando federal court, there was another airport closer to the pilot's location....

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"It beats being at work!" glowed one Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) manager at a taxpayer-funded conference last December. The FAA spent $5 million to send 3,600 employees to a "conference" in Atlanta, although "whistle blowers and critics say [the conference] was little more than an excuse...

Thousands of patients at an annual outdoor free clinic in Wise County were treated to a unique sight recently when for the first time medical supplies flew in on an unmanned drone.
In fact, experts say, it was the first delivery in this country by a...

Thousands of patients at an annual outdoor free clinic in Wise County were treated to a unique sight recently when for the first time medical supplies flew in on an unmanned drone.
In fact, experts say, it was the first delivery in this country by a...

While companies look to deliver packages in a matter of minutes using drone technology, NASA engineers are exploring ways to bring similar "on-demand mobility" to people.In less than a decade, small commuter airlines could be flying electric...

While companies look to deliver packages in a matter of minutes using drone technology, NASA engineers are exploring ways to bring similar "on-demand mobility" to people.
In less than a decade, small commuter airlines could be flying electric...

The Peninsula could see rolling blackouts even in mild weather if a controversial high voltage transmission line across the James River isn't in place by 2017, Dominion Virginia Power said in a new filing with the State Corporation Commission.
Rolling...

YORK — The Peninsula's first all-drone store is open for business.
Xtreme Aeropix quietly opened at the end of March in a 1,100-square-foot space in the shopping center next to the Walmart at Victory Boulevard and Route 17 in York County.
"We're...

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The new Huntington Park Tennis Center will open Thursday following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m.
The $1.5 million center, at 340 Hornet Circle in Huntington Park, includes a pro shop, public restrooms,...

Virginia's aerospace industry holds tremendous potential in helping the state diversify and grow its economy, Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Friday night in Hampton.
"We are turbocharged for the future, and aerospace is going to lead the way,"...

Ben Partin, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant with 35 years of service, received the 2015 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Lifetime Achievement Award from the Military Firefighter Heritage Foundation earlier this month.
He most...

Ben Partin, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant with 35 years of service, received the 2015 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Lifetime Achievement Award from the Military Firefighter Heritage Foundation earlier this month.
He most...

The January crash of a recreational quadcopter on the White House lawn wasn't a terrorist attack and caused no injuries. It might have even prompted a snicker or two.
However, Sen. Mark R. Warner and others saw a larger problem when the man, described by...

Nearly six months after an Antares rocket exploded just after lift-off from Virginia's spaceport, a state environmental study is finally complete and a separate company-led investigation into the cause of the disaster is close to identifying an official...

At the Small Business Development Center offices in Hampton, it's not uncommon to see groups of women getting help in starting or growing their businesses.
In fact, Hampton Roads SBDC associate director Debra Farley estimates that 42 percent of the...

NASA is teaming with private aviation partners on ways to use cutting-edge composite materials to build the stronger, lighter aircraft of the future.
The Advanced Composites Consortium features NASA Langley Research Center, which manages the agency's...

Three people, including an alumnus of the College of William and Mary, were killed when their plane crashed in the Norfolk Botanical Garden Wednesday morning, according to Virginia State Police.
The plane was found at about 7:20 a.m. in the...

In a few months, a pair of small unmanned drones will soar over forests and swamps in southwestern Nigeria, their onboard cameras scanning the ground for the remains of a lost civilization.
They'll be sussing out the scars of large-scale ditches and...

In a few months, a pair of small unmanned drones will soar over forests and swamps in southwestern Nigeria, their onboard cameras scanning the ground for the remains of a lost civilization.
They'll be sussing out the scars of large-scale ditches and...

Virginia's largest electricity provider will face off against James City County and preservationists this week in a battle over proposed new electrical towers crossing one of the nation's most historic waterways.
The battleground is the Virginia...

JAMES CITY — Virginia's largest electricity provider will face off against James City County and preservationists this week in a battle over proposed new electrical towers crossing one of the nation's most historic waterways.
The battleground is the...